__________________"Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter. You will meet them doing various things with resolve, but their interest rarely holds because after the other thing ordinary life is as flat as the taste of wine when the taste buds have been burned off your tongue."

What about heat retention? Are engine temps higher than with stock plate? Anybody cut holes in Matt's plates to let air through?

I put a few holes in mine, it was the only way to control heat for me. Constant speeds, no problem, but tight trails or even worse, slow climbs, and my bike was cooking. Once I put a few strategically placed holes in it, no worries, I suspect the 640 just needed some airflow at lower speeds past the cases to remove excess heat. I can't vouch for others though, that was my own specific fix.
I have field tested the bashplate and it works, I still have a right foot with no broken bones.

Hi matt
I just picked a rock had rally bash plate for my 640 off one of the aussie inmates.
What a brilliant peice of kit.

Just wondering if you have considered another method of securing the lids I will probably change them to wings nuts for ease of access. seems a bit odd to me that you need to carry an 8mm to get into your tools in the tool box.